The considerations of drexelius upon eternity. Made English from the Latin

DREXEL, Jeremias. DUNSTER, Samuel.

Published by Printed by J. Rawlins, and J. Pickard, for D. Brown., London, 1710

About this Item

[16], 231pp, [1]. With a portrait frontispiece and nine further engraved plates. Contemporary panelled calf, contrasting morocco lettering piece, neatly recornered, and rebacked with the original spine laid down. Modern bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP. Light wear, occasional marking to the (very generous) margins. Presentation copy, inscribed 'Ex dono authoris' to head of title. A choice copy of the new English translation, the recipient frustratingly unidentified, by the Trinity College, Cambridge educated clergyman and classical scholar Samuel Dunsterā s (1675-1754) translation of Jesuit author Jeremias Drexel's (1581-1638) De aeternitate considerationes, first published Dresden, 1620. The nine copperplate illustrations, newly engraved for this edition by Joseph Nutting, correspond to the nine 'considerations'; each is inspired by a Biblical quotation, referenced above the illustration and captioned by the text itself. ESTC T134657/N44625 (which seem to be identical, but for different reporting of the printers to the imprint). Size: 8vo. Seller Inventory # AQ14612

Bibliographic Details

Title: The considerations of drexelius upon ...

Publisher: Printed by J. Rawlins, and J. Pickard, for D. Brown., London

Publication Date: 1710

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First edition.